Joshua 22:23:17Josh.22.23.W17TAB
יְבַקֵּֽשׁ׃
yevakesh
“take vengeance”
- Transliteration
- ye-va-KESH
- Extended
- yeh-vak-KESH
- IPA
- /jəvakˈkeːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- take vengeance
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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Word in context
- word
ye-va-KESH
- phraseyour reading level
HU ye-va-KESH
- clause
ve-IM-le-ha-a-LOT a-LAV o-LAH u-min-KHA ve-IM-la-a-SOT a-LAV ziv-KHEI she-la-MIM Ye-ho-VAH HU ye-va-KESH
- sentence
liv-NOT la-NU miz-BE-akh la-SHUV me-a-cha-REI Ye-ho-VAH ve-IM-le-ha-a-LOT a-LAV o-LAH u-min-KHA ve-IM-la-a-SOT a-LAV ziv-KHEI she-la-MIM Ye-ho-VAH HU ye-va-KESH
Exegesis
The topicalized pronoun hûʾ {הוּא | hûʾ} precedes the Piel jussive yᵉvaqqêš {יְבַקֵּֽשׁ | yᵉvaqqêš} ‘let Him require’, completing the apodosis and emphasizing divine judicial agency in covenantal accountability.
Root and etymology
Rootb-q-š
“to seek, demand”
In context — Joshua 22:23
If we erected an altar for ourselves to turn away from following the LORD , or if we intended to offer upon it a burnt offering or a grain offering, or to bring peace offerings , then let the LORD Himself require it from us.
About this coordinate
Joshua 22:23:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Joshua 22:23, so the Hebrew word יְבַקֵּֽשׁ׃ (yevakesh) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Josh.22.23.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.23.W17.S1) and character.